In her social justice sermon of September 27, 1998, Marilyn Sewell, Senior Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Portland, offered the congregation a challenge and an opportunity to focus on issues of economic equality. She talked about the growing evidence of economic inequality in our city, our country and our world and urged members to undertake education and action program.
 
That effort initially attracted over 60 members and led to a series of meetings during the 1998-99 period. One of the outcomes of people learning more about the systemic causes of economic inequality was the November 1999 protest of the WTO in Seattle, an event that drew a bus load of over 100 people from the Portland church.

Following our participation in the WTO protest, a group of concerned church members and non-members formed the Economic Justice Action Group. The group has chosen to focus on many economic justice issues including globalization, international trade agreements, food and water security and campaign finance reform.

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